Ganduje Begs FG For Help   As the federal government stepped efforts to curb covid-19 in Kano,the state Governor ,Abdullahi Ganduje on Tuesday called for more testing centres in the state .The Governor ,according to statement by his chief press secretary ,Abba ,made the call when the NCDC Boss ,Ihekweazu visited him  at the government house in Kano ,”  he …

Buhari Directs Payment of Withheld Salaries of ASUU President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate payment of salaries of lecturers withheld for not registering with the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). It was gathered that the gesture was a sign of the president’s goodwill to the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who have embarked …

At least 53 journalists, with the majority belonging to a television news channel, in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, have tested positive for the new coronavirus. Of the 167 journalists tested by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation over the weekend, every third tested positive. In a televised news conference, Joint Secretary of Health Ministry Luv Aggarwal called the development “unfortunate,” and stressed …

Northern Governors Meet, Insist On More COVID-19 Testing Centres, Ban Almajiri System Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has met to discuss the region’s response to the CoronaVirus pandemic and evaluate some of the measures adopted by each state to deal with the situation. The meeting presided over by its Chairman, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, was convened via teleconferencing …

_ –Anxiety mounts as Kano records ‘180 deaths within four days’ Meanwhile, the recent rise in deaths in Kano state has been a source of concern to residents. A health worker, who spoke off the record, told an Online publication that 180 persons have been buried in the last four days. Although the development comes at a time when the …

No link to 2 Covid-19 patients with our doctor’s death – FMC Umuahia MD On Monday evening the hospital received a report of two confirmed COVID 19 cases from NCDC network laboratory, both of which were patients receiving care in our hospital already. Both patients have been successfully evacuated to the isolation facility for care and contact tracing of all …

PRESIDENT BUHARI LOSES PERSONAL BODYGUARD, WO LAWAL MATO After three years of struggling with diabetes, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, on Tuesday passed away. The President described the officer, who had been working with him for many years before he won the 2015 elections, as “very thorough, trustworthy and dependable soldier who carried out his …

*JUST IN: Globe Motors chair, Willy Anumudu is dead* The death has occurred of arguably Nigeria’s biggest car dealers, Willy Anumudu, owners of Globe Motors in Lagos State. The business mogul was believed to have suffered some health challenges few days ago and was reportedly tested for Coronavirus which came out negative. In a tweet by Dele Momodu, from his …

Exhibit Human Feelings, Shun Politics of 2023 for now, Abia Speaker Cautions Detractors The Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has urged self-appointed professional and intending blackmailers to exhibit some human feelings and suspend their antics of blackmail and politics of 2023 for now and focus on how to help manage the global …